By Krishna Sapkota Kathmandu: Open Government Partnership (OGP) is a new high-profile global initiative that aims at securing concrete commitments from governments to promote openness, empower citizens, fight corruption and harness new technologies to strengthen governance. These commitments respond to four values: transparency, accountability, civic engagement and innovation. It envisages government and civil society working […]
Kathmandu, Nov 21: Sociologists have underscored the need for formulating clear guidelines to tackle possible challenges on social harmony in course of implementing federalism and democracy. They said that sociologists should play a guiding role in institutionlising the federalism and democracy of the country. They were speaking at an event on ‘Sociology, Present and Future’ […]
Kathmandu / November 21: One day after the protesters burnt a truck carrying lifesaving medicine, the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday called on all concerned to lift the ongoing blockade at Indo-Nepal border points. Issuing a statement from New York, the Spokesman for the Secretary-General said, “The Secretary-General underlines his growing concern over […]
Mustang / November 21: The apple orchards have completely vanished at Lete and Kunzjo VDCs in Mustang, the Himalayan district known as the capital of apple farming. It is said that apple production has not happened at all in the two VDCs for the past six years now. Experts have associated this incident as the […]
Myagdi / November 21: People of Myagdi district currently working in Hong Kong have provided a state-of-the-art digital x-ray machine worth Rs 1.1 million to the District Hospital Myagdi. The x-ray machine was handed over to the hospital from lawmaker Nardevi Pun amid a function on Friday. The Myagdi Overseas Nepalese Association (MONA) Hong Kong […]
Kathmandu, Nov 20: The Ministry of Agriculture Development has brought into effect the agro development perspective plan. Minister for Agriculture Development Haribol Gajurel Friday made public the 20-year perspective plan of agriculture development with 10-year plan of action and review of past progress amid a programme organized here in Lalitpur. The long-term plan has envisaged […]
Itahari / November 20: The Armed Police Force (AFP) Club on Friday won the three-day beach volleyball tournament in men and women’s category organized by Eastern Volleyball Association. In men’s final, APF Club defeated Nepal Army in straight sets 21-10 and 21-17. The winning team bagged Rs 20,000 while the first runner up took home […]
Dhangadhi / November 20: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defense Bhim Bahadur Rawal has said the government was working to address the problem of acute fuel shortage resulted from India’s unofficial blockade on the country. In his address to a programme in the capital city Friday, DPM Rawal said Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli […]
Kathmandu / November 20: An Indian drug manufacturing company today handed over a cheque for around Rs 5.3 million to the Prime Minister Relief Fund in aid of the April 25 earthquakes survivors. Indian drug maker Sonafi handed over the cheque to PM Oli amid a programme at the Prime Minister’s official residence at Baluwatar […]
Dolpa / November 20: With the down in temperature, the entire academic institutions in the upper part of Dolpa district have been closed for six months. The schools in Chharka, Tinje, Saldang, Vijer, Phoksundo, Dho, Mukot and other VDCs that are at the altitude of above 4000 metres would remain closed for six months. Shiva […]
